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	<P><H3>Psalm 142</H3>
	<SUP class="vnum">1</SUP> Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 
	<SUP class="vnum">2</SUP> And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 
	<SUP class="vnum">3</SUP> For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 
	<SUP class="vnum">4</SUP> Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 
	<SUP class="vnum">5</SUP> I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. 
	<SUP class="vnum">6</SUP> I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 
	<SUP class="vnum">7</SUP> Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 
	<SUP class="vnum">8</SUP> Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 
	<SUP class="vnum">9</SUP> Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 
	<SUP class="vnum">10</SUP> Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 
	<SUP class="vnum">11</SUP> Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 
	<SUP class="vnum">12</SUP> And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. <I><B>ALLELUIA.</B></I>

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